Sir Alfred joseph Hitchcock was born on 13 august 1899 and
died on the 29 April 1980. He was an English film director and producer. He
pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres.
Some of the films he made were ‘the man who knew too much’ (1924) ‘murder!’
(1930) ‘psycho’ (1960) and his last film ‘family plot’ (1976).
Hitchcock is very well known for his silent films in which
he perfected his use of camera styles such as using the camera to move in a way
that mimics a person’s gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism.
He made more than 50 feature films in hi six decades of
directing, often regarded as the greatest British filmmaker, ‘British daily
telegraph- unquestionably the greatest filmmaker to emerge from these islands.
Hitchcock did more than any director to shape modern cinema which would be
utterly different without him. His flair was narrative, cruelly withholding
crucial information and engaging the emotions of the audience like no one
else’.
In film criticism, auteur theory holds that a directors film
reflects the directors personal creative vision, as of they were the primary
auteur.
‘Alfred Hitchcock is one of the first names that comes to
mind when talking about auteur theory. His most famous films are vertigo,
psycho, the birds and rear window. Hitchcock’s story telling techniques were
renowned for their intelligent plots, witty dialogue and the smattering of
mystery and murder. He has been attributed with revolutionizing the thriller
genre. The reason for his success, however, was not the genre that he was
working in but rather the skill which he exhibited in the film-making. Ie, his
treatment of the subject in terms of the shots he uses and how he combines them
are more important than the genre. One of Hitchcock’s best known screen moments
is the terrifying shower scene in psycho. This show features 70 distinct shots
in less than 1 minute. They are fused together in such a way that it is
difficult to distinguish between the montage and the mise-en-scene.
Rhianna - THIS MUST BE WRIITEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Please re-write as there is fantastic information here that you can use. You must also show your understanding of his auteur status by referring to a particular scene from one of his films.
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